Wanted to share my first DJ Mix.
Here, I blended tracks that banged my mind and my soul, for quite some time. It's one hour of deep-Disko / soul treatment and I really hope it takes you places I "visited".

Wanted to share my first DJ Mix.
Here, I blended tracks that banged my mind and my soul, for quite some time. It's one hour of deep-Disko / soul treatment and I really hope it takes you places I "visited".

Hi there. I recorded this set as a detox after the dissatisfaction of playing a party where I didn't get to play what I wanted. It's deep house and disco mostly. It's all vinyl, I haven't edited it so excuse some of the mixing. I'd give myself a 8.5/10 there.

This may be your thing if you're looking for a little diversity in your listening ...

MR BRONSON has just arrived home from his obscure, hallecenagenic-driven journey through disco space and time.
He's brought us all back an assortment of original vinyl rarities and WAV hard to come bys - fused together via the traditional method of a mixtape.
Feel the glory of the curve of his rotary as he sets off on an hour of LIVE recorded vibes! This is defiantly not a demo.
Featuring: Arthur Russel - Trans Volta - Danny Darrow - Gonzalez - Eddie Tour - Sylvester

Here is another layered blend I made for other people as well as for myself. Assuming I have Your attention, I take You from the emotional RnB slow-burners through deep-Disko euphoria to Deodato's funk enthusiasm, all in one go.

I did the mix in early november, so its kinda what i was listening to then, some producer/djs i had seen recently, some I wanted to see but feel through, some im hanging out to see, a few of the records are ones i secured from a collection a classic old flamer had in daylesford, some great chooons!

The SIXTH mix-tape in our ongoing series has been provided by our like-minded friends ThisIsDisco. These guys aren't NU to Nu Disco - in fact, they've been playing quality underground Disco, Deep house and soul slapping boogie in Melbourne for quite a while. As well as running their own party 'DAYTIME DISCO', running a killer blog and holding down a residency at Melbourne rave cave Tramp, these boys have found the time to produce this absolutely GLORIOUS hour long blend for us!

What is soul music? Who knows where the boundary really lies. This is the sort of music that two dj's from Manchester called the Unabombers belted out at their 'Electric Soul' events and their 'Electric Chair' night every month in a dirty basement on Oxford Street. Those nights were a big influence on me - and on my relationship with the lady who later became my wife. It was our first night out together and our last night out in MCR before we moved to Australia. Their music policy was loose. It opened my eyes. It just needed to be "music with feeling".

So here it is. Psychadelic soul music. This isn't a fast party set though - it's more focused on the sort of tracks that were played early in the night, or during their "Summer Soul" events, as the dancefloor was about to heat up. I'll so something faster another time.

From the top we have:

Jill Scott, a songwriter, poet and singer from Philadelphia. Not a bad pedigree on paper, but Jill also has a vocal range equal to the late Minnie Riperton and is able to consistently reach notes in the sixth and seventh octave. This one's quite hushed though!

Greyboy comes next, with some urban influenced sounds from San Diego.

Will I Am follows that - but not with the sort of hip hop or pop that he can be associated with. His is a loose, psychadelic, almost jazzy cut. A real classic.

4 Hero appear twice in this mix - never a bad thing. Dego and Marc Mac are two guys from London who started out early in the 90's with heavy, pounding drum and bass and jungle. Their consistently high quality output and wonderful departures into soul, and their almost single-handed creation of broken beat speak volumes of their talent. True legends.

Following that is Amp Fiddler from Detroit, who decided to release his own material after supporting others for two decades. The 'others' happened to include George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic, Prince, Seal, Jamiroquai, Carl Craig and Moodymann. Little wonder that his output to date has been highly acclaimed. This track, 'You', is particularly beautiful.

Up next is Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez, one half of Masters at Work. What this man doesn't know about house, latin, soul, hip-hop or most other music is not worth knowing. His diversity is amazing, and he's a prett hot dj too. Incredible skills. This one's definitely on the soulful, downtempo side of his style of hip-hop - with a simple funk influenced vocal.

Roy Ayers also appears twice. A veteran artist who has influenced soul and hip-hop enormously, his music is both of it's time and timeless. This is one of a collection of lost recordings that were uncovered in the last decade and remixed by various artists. It's lyric predate and demand the creation of the United States' Dr. Martin Luther King public holiday. Political activism with a vibraphone!

Back to London again with Spacek, though this one is mixed by Osunlade, a native of Los Angeles, who is a priest of the Nigerian religion Ifá and produced music for Sesame Street in the 80's and 90's!

Jazzanova next. Germany's foremost future jazz outfit (there are quite a few), Jazzanova is more of a collective, with artists drifting in and out. 'L.O.V.E. And You & I' is a very blissed out kind of electronic jazz. German soul!

Osunlade appears again, though this time he's the producer. 'Oia In Winter' was recorded in Santorini, which probably reflects in the summery accent to Osunlade's trademark pan-African sound.

The penultimate track is by the other half of Masters At Work, 'Little Louie Vega'. This isn't the Masters At Work New York house sound though. This is Luis Fernando Vager reflecting his latin american heritage with a downtempo remix by Philly hip hop legend Jazzy Jeff (yes, it's 'that' Jazzy Jeff - no Fresh Prince here though).

Finishing things off is a monumental slab of dub disco by Joey Negro's Sunshine Band, who live up to their name with a glorious, disarmingly life affirming lyric. If this doesn't make you smile then I feel sorry for you.

This mix tries to capture a certain mood in the early 80s. All of these tracks tell a story of hard times, of struggle against racism, unemployment, poverty, drug addiction, urban life, Reaganism and violence. But most importantly they also say “there has got to be a better way”

Many of these songs look to the future, some are afraid that there is worse to come, while others view computers and technology as a positive way forward. However, the overarching message is that change is possible, especially if you take the initiative.

Stay in school, get a job, vote, save your money and say no to drugs!!

I did a all vinyl mix to promo a new monthly vinyl party me and my buddy Dan Steele (aka Solid Light) are starting up at THE RED MONKEY on vic st NorthMelbs, commencing this FRIDAY the 26/10, all vinyl, all HIFI. Its like a Afterwork drinks/ pre dinner drinks/ dinner and drinks/ after dinner drinks/ drinks/ pre club drinks sorta vibe, ya dig? from 6pm, cheap beer and bbq ... CZECH THE MIX OUT!

The Alan Parsons Project - I wouldn't want to be like you
Roxy Music - The Main thing
Brian Eno - No one receiving
Talking Heads - Papa Legba
Grace Jones - Use Me
The Doors - Ghost Song (buzz compass)
Diana Ross - Upside down
George Benson - Love x Love
Teena Marie - Behind the groove
Real Thing - Can you feel the force
David Naughton - Makin it
Candi Station - When I wake up tomorrow
Icehouse - Great Southern land
Ultravox - We came to dance